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INVENTOH ATTORNEYS J. A. STEWART.

STOCK GAR.

Patented June 30,

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.J. A.' STEWART. STOCK CAR.

No. 455,130. Patented June 30,1891.

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J. A. STEWART.

STOCK GAR. No. 455,130. Patented Ju ne"30, 1891.

I I I f I I a I 4 r v I I r r a v 4 I I a a v I i 1 ATTORNEYS WITNESSESUNITED STATES PATENT" OFFICE.

JOHN A. STEWART, OF MANSFIELD, OHIO.

STOCK-CAR.

SPECIFICATION forming part of Letters Patent No. 455,130, dated June 30,1891. Application filed September 17, 1890. Serial No. 365,275. (Nomodel.)

To all whom it may concern.-

Be it known that I, JOHN A. STEWART, of Mansfield, in the county ofRichland and State of Ohio, have invented a new and useful Improvementin Stock-Oars, of which the following is a full, clear, and exactdescription.

My invention relates to an improvement in stock-cars, and has for itsobject to provide a car with removable stanchions and to so constructsaid stanchions that separate compartments may be thereby convenientlyand expeditiously formed in the car to accommodate one or more animals.

Another object of the invention is to provide a means whereby the stockmay be readily attended to at any time, whether the car is in motion ornot, and to provide for the storage in the car of a quantity of food,and means for introducing food into the storagecompartment at any pointon the road without interfering with or in the least disturbing theanimals.

A further object of the invention is to provide a water-trough in thecar capable of being supplied from stationaryreservoirs and to soconstruct the trough that although divided into compartments waterintroduced at one end will flow to the other.

Another object of the invention is to provide in the bottom of the car areceptacle for excrements and to so construct said receptacle that itscontents may be conveniently and expeditiously discharged.

The invention consists in the novel construction and combination of theseveral parts, as will be hereinafter fully set forth, and pointed outin the claims.

Reference is to be had to the accompanying drawings, forming a part ofthis specification, in which similar figures and letters of referenceindicate corresponding parts in all the views.

Figure 1 is a side elevation of a car constructed in accordance with myinvention. Fig. 2 is a central transverse section through the car. Fig.3 is a longitudinal section through the car, the said section beingtaken backot the stanchions and through the watertrough. Fig. 4: is ahorizontal section of the car, taken immediately above the stanchions.Fig. 5 is a partial perspective view of the water trough, the lowerslideways of the stanchions, and a perspectiveview of one of thestanchions in position. Fig. 6 is a partial sectional view of one of thestanchions, illustrating the latch employed in connection therewith.Fig. 7 is a perspective "iew of the stanchion. Fig.8 is a centralvertical section through one of the water-reservoirs, and Fig. 9 is aperspective view of a stanchion located near one end of the car and theend portion of the water-trough.

The bottom 10 of the car is made toincline from one side 11 downward inthe direction of the opposite side 12, as best shown in Fig. 2, andatthe side 12 of the car the bottom 10 is cut away longitudinally.Immediatelybeneath the opening thus produced a receptacle 13 is located,secured to the bottom by means of brackets 14: or equivalent devices, orthe said receptacle may be attached to a beam of the car. The front ofthe receptacle 13 is flush with the side of the car, or practically so,and the outer side of the receptacle is provided with one or a number ofdoors 15, which doors are preferably hinged to the bottom of thereceptacle and drop downward and outward. It will be understood that thereceptacle 13, which is adapted for the reception of excrement-s,extends from one end of the car to the other. stock-car, this receptaclemay be covered by means of a board 16, hinged at the floor-line to theinner side of the car, which board is adapted to drop down fiush withthe main floor.

In the side of the car at which the receptacle 13 is located, slightlyabove the floor-line, a number of openings 17is produced,through whichopenings proper implements may be introduced by means of which to cleanthe surface of the floor 10 when required.

Between the center of the car and the side 11 thereof, about midwaybetween the top and bottom, aslideway A is constructed, consisting,preferably, of two spaced parallel beams 18 and 19, secured to the endsof the car and to any desired intermediate side support through themedium of rods, for instance, as

shown in Fig. 2. To the beam 19 a board orplatform 20 is horizontallysecured, which board or platform may also be attached, if founddesirable, to uprights 21, adapted to support the roof, as shown in Fig.2. The

When the car is not used as a platform 20 is adapted to be used by thecaretaker in feeding or overlooking the stock, and access is bad theretothrough one or more man-holes 22, formed in the roof of the car,

which man-holes are closed normally by suitable covers Immediatelybeneath the upper slideway A a lower and corresponding slideway Bisconstructed, attached to the floor of the car. This lower slideway isconstructed, preferably, of metal and comprises two sections 24 and 25.The section 24: preferably consists of a series of stop-sections, andthe metal employed is ordinarily sheet metal and is somewhat Z-shaped incross-section, the lower horizontal member being bolted to the floor,while the upper horizontal member faces the side 11 of the car. Thesection 25 of the slideway is virtually one side of a watertrongh O,which trough extends from end to end of the car and transversely withina short distance of the side 11 thereof. This trough is made of metaland is somewhat U-shaped in cross-section, the outer side edge beingbent downward to form a flange wherebyitis secured to a block or beam26, forming a portion of or attached to the side 11 of the car. Theopposite side of the trough constitutes the section 25 of the lowerslideway B, and the said section is formed by producing anoutwardly-extending horizontal flange upon the upper edgeof the trough,which is also in horizontal alignment with the upper flange of thesection 24, as is clearly shownin Figs. 5 and 9. In the latter figureone of the stopsections of the section 2* is illustrated as removed toadmit of the introduction into the slideways of stanchions D. The lowerslideway sections and the trough are preferably retained in position bybolts passed through them and the auxiliary and main bottoms of the car,which bolts are slotted to receive keys, as best shown in Fig. 2. Bythis mode of attachment the trough and slideways may be conveniently andexpeditiously removed when desired.

Any desired number of stanchions may be employed as, for instance, asufficient number may be inserted in the slideways to divide the carinto two longitudinal compartments E and E. The stanchions may be of anydesired width. Usually, however, they are constructed as illustrated inFigs. 5, 6, 7, and 9, in which views it will be observed that the topand bottom of each stanchion consist of two spaced and parallelhorizontal slats 27, made of any desired material, the top and bottomslats being united by perpendicular side slats 28, the ends of whichslats extend upward between the top and bottom slats. An intermediateslat 29 is also employed, which is pivoted between the lower slats andextends through and slightly beyond the upper slats. The upper end ofthe intermediate slat 29 is not fastened to the stanchion directly; butone side is adapted to bear against a block 30, located between theslats at the top of the stanchion, and when the pivoted slat engageswith the block it is in the perpendicular position or parallel with thesaid slats and is retainedin this position by means of a button 31,pivoted in the upper portion of the stanchion and provided with acamface at its free end, which cam-face is adapted for engagement withthe slatQO, as illustrated in positive lines, Fig. (i.

\rVhen the button 31 is raised, as shown in dotted lines, Fig. (i, thepivoted slat may be moved in the direction of one side of the stanchion,thus creating ample space for the passage of an animals head, and whenthe head of the animal has passed through the stanchion and is over thewater-trough O the pivoted slat is restored to its normal position andlocked. Thus the animal is prevented from withdrawing its head. \Vhenbut few stanchions are used, the vacant portions of the slideways may betilled by wedges, which wedges prevent the stanchions from moving in thedirection of the ends of the car. Each stanchion has attached to oneside a partition-board 32, adapted to extend over the water-trough, andthe lower edge of the partition-boards 32 are shaped to across-sectional contour corresponding to that of the trough. Thus theboards neatly fit in the trough, but are not engaged with the bottom ofthe trough, sui'ficient space being left between the trough and thepartitions to admit of the gradual flow of water from one end of thetrough to the other. Each stanchion is further provided with a partition33, attached to the same side to which the partition 32 is secured, butnearer the upper end of the stanchion. The partition extends at a rightangle from the stanchion in a direction opposite to that of thepartition The upper partition 33 may be made of metal, wood, or a likematerial; but, preferably, it is constructed of canvas, as shown in Fig.5, or of an equivalent flexible material, in order that when thestanchions are not used the partition may be readily folded around them.

When the stanchions are in place and the partitions are in a horizontalposition, extending transversely of the car, the space between twoopposed partitions constitutes a stall, the width of the stall being thewidth of the stanchion. h en board partitions 33 are employed, they maybe screwed or otherwise removably secured to uprights 34, located nearthe side 12 of the car. hen the flexible pa titions are employed, ropesor cords35 are secured to their ends and to rods, beams, or bars 30,extending from end to end of the car at the side 12 thereof, as shown inFigs. 2 and 5.

A shelf 37, extending longitudinally or from end to end of the car, isattached to and braced from the inner side face of the side 11 of thesaid car between the center and the roof. This shelf is adapted for thereception of hay in bales or otherwise, and the space between the shelfand the roof constitutes, virtually, a

storage-compartment. Upon suitable platforms in thisstorage-compartment, ordinarily at each end thereof, a water-tank 38 isplaced, extending upward preferably flush with the roof. Each of thewater-tanks is provided in its bottom with an opening 39, controlled bya valve 40, the stem of which extends upward through the top of the tankand is provided with an attached crank 41, whereby it maybe raised orlowered, the crank being held to travel upon an inclined plane 42,constructed upon the top of the tank. WV hen the crank or handle is inengagement with the highest point of the inclined plane, the valve isopened as far as possible, and when the handle rests upon the top of thetank the valve is closed. The valve-opening 39 is surrounded by theupper end of a tube 43, and the said tube extends downward, as shown inFig. 2, a proper distance to discharge water into the trough G. Thetanks are ordinarily filled through the medium of wells 6, provided witha cover and located in the roof of the car, and pipes 6, leading fromthe wells to the tanks, as shown in Fig. 2. Upon the inner face of theside 12 ot' the car a second and preferably larger shelf 44 islongitudinally placed, supported by suitable braces or rods pendent fromthe roof, which shelf may be utilized for the storage of fodder or forthe storage of any of the stanchions or other removable fixtures of thecar when the same are not in use.

It will be readily observed that sufficient water may be carried toamplysupply the stock for a number of days, and that when the attendant isstanding upon the platform 20 the feed may be conveniently reached byhim, and thus may be readily'and expeditiously distributed to each ofthe stalls. Water may be supplied to the tanks from the top of the carin the usual manner, if so desired.

In order that the fodder or feed of any descriptionmay be loaded at anypoint along the road without interfering with the stock, doors 45 areconstructed to close openings in the sides of the car near the top,which openings are above the shelves 237 and 44. The doorways H areclosed, preferably, by three doors 46, 4'7, and 48. The door 48, whichis the lower door, is hinged to the bottom ofthe dooropening and extendstransversely across the same, being adapted to fall outward, as shown indotted lines in Fig.2, and when so dropped it serves as a portion of agan g-plank. The doors 46 and 47 are hinged to the sides of thedoor-opening in the usual manner, and when the three doors are closedthey are securely bolted I together by any suitable devices. When thestock is being loaded into the car, the portion of the receptacle 13opposite the door-opening may be covered by a removable loading-board49.

Having thus described myinvention, I claim as new and desire to secureby Letters Patent 1. In a stock-car, the combination, with upper andlower slideways, one side member of the lower slideway being constructedin sections, of stanchionsremovably inserted in the slideways, andflexible partitions attached at one end to the stanchions and at theopposite end to one side of the car, as and for the purpose specified.

2. In a stook-car,the combination, with upper and lower slideways andstanchions removably located in the slideways, of a watertrough fixed inthe carat one side of the stanchions, partitions attached to thestanchions and extending outward therefrom, being fitted transversely tothe water-trough and extending nearly to the bottom thereof, andstall-partitions secured at one end to the stanchions, extending acrossthe car in a direction opposite to the trough-partitions, the saidstall-partitions being also attached to the car, as and for the purposespecified.

3. In a stock-car, the combination, with slideways produced in the car,one member of which slideways is sectional, of slatted stanchionsremovably located in the slideways, a pivoted slat located in eachstanchion, and stall-partitions projected horizontally from thestanchions, as and for the purpose set forth.

4. In a stock-car, the combination, with a trough, of stanchions at oneside of the trough, partitions secured to the stanchions and extendingacross the trough, and stall-partitions secured to the stanchions andprojecting in a direction opposite to the trough-partitions,substantially as hereinshown and described.

- 5. A stock-carprovided with awater-trough, a tank for supplying waterto the trough, a series of removable stanchions, partitions proj eetingfrom the stanchions across the trough and extending nearly to the bottomof the trough, and stall-partitions projecting from the stanchions,substantially as herein shown and described. 4

' JOHN A. STEWART.

Witnesses:

.T. O. LASER,

S. S. BRICKER.

